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BERLIN 

THIS pamphlet is published 
by The Farmers' Loan and 
Trust Company, and is designed 
for the convenience of those of 
its customers who do not care to 
be hampered with a guide book, 
but who wish some brief general 
information to help them in their 
way about Berlin, and in their 
sight-seeing. 

Additional information, if de- 
sired, may be obtained at any of 
the offices of the Company, 



AUTOMOBILES 

Automobiles may be rented by the day, by the 
week, or for longer periods at the following places: 
Automobilausfahrten "Berolina," Potsdamer Strasse 36 
Automobil-Fulirwesen Kandelhardt Act,-Ges., S. W. 61, 

Gitschiner Strasse 107 
Jonny Renner, W. 15, Kurfurstendamm 200 
Waliroths Autofahrt G. m. b. H., Unter den Linden 47 

CAFES AND CONFECTIONERS 

The cafes in Berlin serve luncheons and also 
coffee and cake as well as beer and wine, and it is 
considered suitable for ladies to go to many of 
them alone, and to any with an escort. The 
following list gives some of the well-known estab- 
lishments : 

Bauer, Unter den Linden 26 

Victoria, Unter den Linden 46 

Kaiser, Friedrich Strasse 176 

Kerkau, Behren Strasse 48 

Central Hotel, Friedrich Strasse 149 

Admirals, Friedrich Strasse 101 

Fiirstenhof, Hotel Fiirstenhof , Potsdamer Platz 

Piccadilly, Potsdamer Platz 

Josty, Potsdamer Platz 

des Westens, Kurfurstendamm 26 

Prinzess, Kurfurstendamm 16 

Corso, Hardenberg Strasse 27a 

Englisches, Kurfurstendamm 12 

Sans Souci, Kurfurstendamm 217 

Confectioners' shops virtually take the place 
of tea rooms in Berlin, and a few of them are given 
below. Tea is also tp be had in the leading hotels. 

Kranzler, Unter 'ddn Linden 25 
Schloss, LFnter dt^cXinden 39 / 
Hillbrich, Leipziger Strasse 24-'^:^^... / 
Miericke, Ranke Strasse 35 ^* ''^"^■'* 

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CHURCHES 

There are very few churches in Berlin where the 
services are conducted in EngUsh. These are as 
follows: 

American Church: — Motz Strasse at Nollendorf 
Platz; American and British Union service, 11.30. 

English Church: — St. George's, in the Monbijou 
Palace Gardens; Sundays 9 and 11; other days 10 
to 12. 

Christian Science: — First Church of Christ, 
Scientists; Sundays at Beethovensaal, Kothener 
Strasse 32, German Service 10, English Service 
11.30; Wednesdays at Oberlichtsaal, Bernburger 
Strasse 22, English Service 5.30 p. m., German 
Service 7 and 8.30 p. m. 

The German Protestant churches usually have 
services on Sundays at 10 a. m. and 6 p. m., and 
the following list gives some of the more important 
among them: 

DoM, Am Lustgarten 5-6. Dorotheenstadtkirche, 
Mittel Strasse 28. Dreifaltigkeitskirche, Mauer 
Strasse, between Kronen and Mohren Strasse* 
Friedrichs Werder Kirche, Werderscher Markt. 
Garnison Kirche, Neue Friedrich Strasse. Neue 
Garnison Kirche, Kaiser Friedrich Platz. St. Geor- 
gen Kirche, Georgenkirch Platz. Gnadenkirche, 
InvaUden Park 45-47. Heilige Geist Kirche, Per- 
leberger Strasse 33. St. Johannis Kirche, Alt 
Moabit 24-25. Kaiser Friedrich Geddchtniskirche, 
Handel Strasse (Tiergarten). Kaiser Wilhelm Ge- 
ddchtniskirche, Augusta Victoria Platz. Luther 
Kirche, Dennewitz Platz. St. Marten Kirche, C. 2, 
Am Neuen Markt. 



Roman Catholic (Services in German. Mass 
usually at 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10) : — SL Bonifacius Kirchcy 
York Strasse 88-89. St. Franziskus Kapelle, Wich- 
mann Strasse 12a. St. Hedwigs Kircke, Platz am 
Opernhaus. 

Synagogues (Services in German): — Fasanen 
Strasse 79; Saturday. Ryke Strasse 53; Saturday. 
Tiergarten Synagogue, Shoneberger Ufer 26; 
Saturday. 

DISTRICT MESSENGERS 

The Berlin Messenger Boy Company conducts a 
district messenger service, of which the head oflSce 
is at Bayreuther Strasse 36, with branches through- 
out Berlin. All leading hotels have direct telephone 
connections with the offices. The charges are made 
on either a time or distance basis as follows: Time 
Basis (8 a. m. to 10 p. m.): boy on foot 60 pfen- 
nigs per hour; with bicycle 80 pfennigs; with tri- 
cycle 1 mark; each additional quarter of an hour 
15, 20 and 25 pfennigs respectively. Distance 
Basis: per kilometer, 30 pfennigs; with answer, 50 
pfennigs; per 2 kilometers, 50 pfennigs; waiting fee, 
10 pfennigs each five minutes; fares extra. 

ELECTRIC ELEVATED AND 
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY 

Runs from Nordring to Wilhelmplatz (Charlotten- 
burg) with several spurs into the newer residential 
sections of the West. More centrally located 
stations in the City are: Friedrich Strasse, Kaiserhof, 
and Leipziger Platz; in the West, NoUendorf Platz, 
Wittenberg Platz, and Zoological Gardens. Trains 



run at intervals of about 5 minutes. The fares 
are: Second-class, 15 to 40 pfennigs; Third-class, 
10 to 30 pfennigs. 

GRATUITIES 

In the larger hotels about 5 M.each should be given 
to the chambermaid, valet and porter, but this may 
be reduced in smaller establishments. The lift 
boy also expects one or two marks. At the res- 
taurants, 10 per cent, of the bill is sufficient except 
in the more fashionable places. Porters at railway 
stations receive 20 pf. for luggage up to 55 lbs. 
and 10 pf. for each additional 55 lbs. 

HOTELS 

The following hotels are classified according to 
the district in w^hich they are situated and are 
numbered 1, 2 and 3 according to their prices: 

No. 1. Rooms from 6 M. up 
No. 2. Rooms from 4-5 M. up 
No. 3. Rooms from 3 M. up 

Unter den Linden 

No. 1. Adlon, Unter den Linden 1 
No. 1. Bristol, Unter den Linden 5-6 

No. 2. Carlton, Unter den Linden 32 

No. 3. Westminster, Unter den Linden 17-18 

No. 3. Royal, Unter den Linden 3, cor. Wilhelm Strasse 

Near the Potsdamer Platz 

No. 1. Esplanade (Rooms 8 M. up), Belie vue Strasse 17 
No. 1. Kaiserohf, Zieten-und Wilhelm-Platz 



No. 2. Furstenhof, Potsdamer Platz 
No. 2. Palast, Potsdamer Platz 

No. 2. Excelsior, Koniggratzer Strasse 112-113 and An- 
halt Strasse 6-7 

No. 3. Habsburger Hof, Askanischer Platz 1 

Near Friedrich Strasse Station 

No. 2. Continental, Neustadtische Kirch Strasse 6-7 
No. 2. Savoy, Friedrich Strasse 103 
No. 2. Elite, Neustadtische Kirch Strasse 9, and Reichs- 
tags Ufer 16 
No. 2. Central, Friedrich Strasse 143-149 

No. 3. Monopol, Friedrich Strasse 100 

No. 3. Kaiser, Friedrich Strasse 178 

No. 3, Grand Hotel de Russie, Georgen Strasse 21-22 

No. 3. zum Reichstag, Bunsen Strasse 2 

No. 3. Coburg, Georgen Strasse 23 

West 

No. L Eden, Kurfurstendamm 246-247 

No. 2. Cumberland, Kurfurstendamm 193-194 

No. 3. am Zoo, Kurfurstendamm 25 

The rates in the various pensions vary from 7M. 
or less up. They are too numerous to classify, but 
among others the following located in the West 
may be mentioned: 

Steinplatz, Uhland Strasse 197 
Prager Platz, Prager Platz 4a 
Van Heuckelum, Keith Strasse 16 
Tscheuschner, Kurfiirsten Strasse 112 



OMNIBUSES 

Motor omnibuses traverse the city in all directions 
at frequent intervals. Each route is numbered, and 
omnibuses bear signs indicating the main localities 
to which they run. Stopping places are shown by 



signs on the sidewalk giving the numbers of those 
omnibuses which stop there, and complete guides 
to the omnibus routes may be purchased from 
the conductors. Fares, 10 pf. and up. 

POST OFFICES RULES 
INCLUDING PARCEL POST 

Berlin is divided into nine postal districts, and 
there are numerous post offices and branch offices 
throughout the city. The main offices are open 
from 7 a. m. (8 a. m. in winter) to 8 p. m., and 
the branch offices from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m„ Post 
offices having a Pneumatic Tube (Rohr-Post) service 
are open till 10 P. M. and are distinguished by a 
red light. Through this service special delivery 
letters may be sent for 30 pf., post cards 25 pf., 
with answer 50 pf. 

The Parcel Post carries packages up to 5 kg. 
(about 11 lbs.) for 25 pf. up to 10 miles, further 50 
pf.; above 5 kg., 5 to 50 pf. extra. 

RAILWAY STATIONS 

Anhalt Station, Koniggratzer Strasse, trains for Leipzig, 
Dresden, Frankfort a-M., South German, Austrian, 
Swiss and Italian places. 

Potsdam Station, Potsdamer Platz, lines to Potsdam, 
Magdeburg, Brunswick. 

Leelrte Station, Friedrich Karl Ufer, service to Hamburg, 
Bremen; slow trains for Hanover. 

Stettin Station, Invaliden Strasse, trains for Stettin, Dan- 
zig and Scandinavian places. 

GoRLiTZER Station, Spreewald Platz, lines to Spreewald, 
Gorlitz, Giant Mountains, Breslau. 

Zoological Gardens 1 Stations of the Stadtbahn. Trains 

Freidrich Strasse I for the Rhine, west of Germany, 

Alexander Platz [ Holland, Russia, Paris. 

SiLESiAN Station 



RESTAURANTS 

Restaurants in Berlin are of two types, beer and 
wine. Beer restaurants are fairly uniform in prices 
and are somewhat less pretentious than wine 
restaurants, which are grouped here in two classes 
according to the scale of prices. 

BEER RESTAURANTS 
Unter den Linden 

Zollernhof , Unter den Linden 56 

Linden, Unter den Linden 44 

Zum Schultheiss, Unter den Linden 17-18 

Friedrich Strasse 

Bavaria, Friedrich Strasse 180 
Pschorrbrau, Friedrich Strasse 172 
Tucherbrau, Friedrich Strasse 100 

There are also the following beer restaurants 
located in other districts: 

Wilhelmshallen, Hardenberg Strasse 29a (West) 
Siechen, Behren Strasse 23 
Rathskeller, Rathaus, Konig Strasse 
Rheingold, Potsdamer Strasse 

WINE RESTAURANTS 
Unter den Linden 

No. 1. Hotel Bristol, Unter den Linden 5-6 
No. 1. Hotel Adlon, Unter den Linden 1 
No. 1. Hiller, Unter den Linden 62 

No. 2. Dressel, Unter den Linden 50 
No. 2. Habel, Unter den Linden 28 

South of Unter den Linden 

No. 1. Borchardt, Franzosische Strasse 48 
No. L Ewest, Behren Strasse 26a 

No. 2. Trarbach, Behren Strasse 47 and Kant Strasse 8 
No. 2. Mitscher, Franzosische Strasse 18 



North of Unter den Linden 

No. 1. Kannenberg, Dorotheen Strasse 70 
No. 2. Topfer, Dorotheen Strasse 66 

Near the Potsdamer Platz 

No. 1. Hotel Esplanade (Grill room also), Bellevue 

Strasse 17 
No. 1. Kaiserhof (Grill room also), Zieten-und Wilhelm- 

Platz 

No. 2. Kempinski, Leipziger Strasse 25 
No. 2. Rheingold, Bellevue Strasse 19 
No. 2. Traube, Leipziger Strasse 178 

West 

No. 1. Eden Hotel, Kurfiirstendaram 246-247 

No. 1. Hotel Cumberland, Kurfiirstendamm 193-194 

No. 1. Zoological Gardens (Terrace) 

No. 2. Meyer, Kurfiirstendamm 24 

Friedrich Strasse 

No. 1. Richards, Friedrich Strasse 171 
No. 2. Kaiser Keller, Friedrich Strasse 178 

Inexpensive light luncheons may be obtained at 
any of the Automatic Restaurants, scattered 
throughout Berlin. 

SHOPS 

The principal Berlin shopping district lies in the 
City between Under denLinden and Leipziger Strasse. 
Excellent shops are also to be found in Charlotten- 
burg along Tauentzien Strasse, Kurfiirstendamm 
and the neighborhood of the Zoological Gardens, 
and English is generally spoken in the larger estab- 



lishments. The following list is arranged al- 
phabetically according to subject, but no attempt 
has been made to indicate prices. 

American Newspaper Agents 

Chicago Daily News, Unter den Linden 14 

Art Dealers 

Colin Agnew, Unter den Linden 31 
Fritz Gurlitt, Potsdamer Strasse 113 
Keller & Reiner, Potsdamer Strasse 118b 
Eduart Schulte, Unter den Linden 75 

Booksellers 

Calvary & Co., Unter den Linden 75 

S. Fischer, Billow Strasse 90 

Mittler's Buchhandlung, Mohren Strasse 19 

Nicolaische Buchhandlung, Dorotheen Strasse 62 

Kaufhaus des Westens, Tauetzien Strasse (English and 

American books) 
A. Wertheim, G. m. b. H., Leipziger Strasse (English and 

American books) 

Boots and Shoes 

American Shoe Stores, Friedrich Strasse 174 

Leipziger Strasse 105 
Barthman, Walkover Shoes, Freidrich Strasse 61 
Chasalla, Leipziger Strasse 19 

Tauentzien Strasse 18a 

Potsdamer Strasse 56 
Emil Jacoby, Friedrich Strasse 70 
Salamander, Friedrich Strasse 182, 204 and 221 

Unter den Linden 5-6 

Potsdamer Strasse 5 

Tauentzien Strasse 15 

Martin Luther Strasse 2 
Carl Stiller, Potsdamer Strasse 2 

Tauentzien Strasse 19a 
Carl Stiller, Jr., (Hanan Shoes), Leipziger Strasse 29 

Koniggratzer Strasse 124 



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Candies and Chocolate 

j L. Fassbender, Leipziger Strasse 114 

i Friedrich Strasse 143 

I Tauentzien Strasse 17 

I Hildebrand & Solin, Leipziger Strasse 100 

I Friedrich Strasse 94a 

I Tauentzien Strasse 14 

I . H, von Hovell, Unter den Linden 12 

I Sarotti, Unter den Linden 25 

I Leipziger Strasse 126 
Auentzien Strasse 13 

! Sawade, Unter den Linden 19 

; Stollwerck, Gebriider, Friedrich Strasse 167 

Chemists (See Drug Stores) 

\ China, Glass, Earthenware and Porcelains 

I Eisner & Co., Leipziger Strasse 121 

i Harsch & Co., Unter den Linden 66 

I Hengstmann, Leipziger Strasse 39 

i Karlsbader Porzellan Niederlage, Markgrafen Strasse 

i 43-44 

J Raddatz & Co., Leipziger Strasse 122 

I Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Leipziger Strasse 2 

i Schumann, Leipziger Strasse, 107 

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Corsets 



Blanche-Mercedes, Parisienne, Potsdamer Strasse 118 
Berta Brunkow, Unter den Linden 16 
Heinrich Hoffmann, Leipziger Strasse 90 
Lewandowski, Gebriider, Friedrich Strasse 46 

Leipziger Strasse 113 

Potsdamer Strasse 21 and 53 

Tauentzien Strasse 14 
Anna Loezius, Unter den Linden 10 
Arnold Obersky, Potsdamer Strasse 27b 

Potsdamer Strasse 75 

Tauentzien Strasse 18 

Martin Luther Strasse 91 
Warners American Corset Stores, Leipziger Strasse 106 

Joachimsthaler Strasse 43-44 



Department Stores 

Kaufhaus des Westen, Taunetzien Strasse 21-24 
Hermann Tietz, Leipziger Strasse 46-49 

Alexander Platz 
A. Wertheim, Leipziger Strasse 126-137 
W. Wertheim, Potsdamer Strasse 10-11 

Dressmakers and Ladies' Tailors 

Drecoll, Koniggratzer Strasse 9 

Hermann Gerson, Werderstrasse 9-12 

Moritz Hammer, Mohren Strasse 20-21 

Arthur Jacoby, Koniggratzer Strasse 7 

Jones, Wilhelmstrasse 70b 

Kersten & Tuteur, Leipziger Strasse 36 

August Liiders, Friedrich Strasse 66 

Maison Paris, Kurfiirstendamm 227 

Marbach Gerson-Prager Hausdorff, Belle vue Strasse 15 

MichaeKs, Unter den Linden 76 

V. Manheimer, Oberwall Strasse 6 

Ungar, Unter den Linden 15 

Drug Stores 

American Drug Store, Potsdamer Strasse 138 

The International Pharmacy (represent Park, Davis & 

Co., London), Kleist Strass 34 
Kaiser Drogerie, Kurfiirstendamn 182 
Schweizer Apotheke, Freidrich Strasse 173 

Dry Goods Shops 

Gustav Cords, Leipziger Strasse 33-35 
H. Gerson, Werderscher Markt 5-6 
Rud. Hertzog, Breite Strasse 12-18 
La Sole, Niederwall Strasse 33 
Moritz Levin, Hausvogtei Platz 1 
Michels & Co., Leipziger Strasse 43-44 

Florists 

Butt & Rasch, Unter den Linden 19 
Theodor Hiibner, Joachimsthaler Strasse 42 

Prager Platz 3 
Hermann Rothe, Tiergarten Strasse 8 
Schmidt, Unter den Linden 59 

Ranke Strasse 36 



Fruits and Delicacies 

Borchardt, Franzosische Strasse 47-48 
Julius Feher, Dorotheen Strasse 17 
Houben & Co., Mittel Strasse 43 
Rollenhagen, Potsdamer Strasse 22b 
Tauentzien Strasse 20 

Furriers 

A. Erdman, Tauentzien Strasse 7b 
Herpich Sohne, Leipziger Strasse 9-11 
Hirschfeld, Tauentzien Strasse 9 
Janosescu, Willi elm Strasse 40a 
Walter Lange, Friedrich Strasse 181 
Michelet 8: Co., Leipziger Strasse 83 
Salbach, Unter den Linden 67 

B. Storchheim, Tauentzien Strasse 10 

Gloves 

Johannes Hoffmann, Leipziger Strasse 90 

Potsdamer Strasse 138a 
Carl Schapski, Potsdamer Strasse 22 and 134 

Mauer Strasse 13-14 

Tauentzien Strasse 6 
Carl Scheil, Leipziger Strasse 105 

Friedrich Strasse 157 
A. Walter, Friedrich Strasse 66 

Haberdashers 

Au Carnaval de Venise, Unter den Linden 40 
Bazar Niirnberg, Franzosische Strasse 17 
Braun & Co., Unter den Linden 2 
Jules Bister, Unter den Linden 64 
Chemiserie Parisienne, Friedrich Strasse 143-149 
Chemiserie Speciale, Unter den Linden 19 
Rudolf Hertzog, Breite Strasse 12-18 
Steinhardt, Unter den Linden 10 
Wolff enstein, Leipziger Strasse 124 

Hats (Ladies') 

Aschner & Co., Pariser Platz 1 

Regina Friedlander, Koniggratzer Strasse 2-3 

M. Gerstal, Koniggratzer Strasse 9 



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p. & C. Habig, Friedrich Strasse 82a 

Kersten & Tuteur^ Leipziger Strasse 36 

Marbach Gerson-Prager Hausdorff, Bellevue Strasse 15 

Hats (Men's) 

C. W. Borchert, Friedrich Strasse 157 
Oscar Bluth, Friedrich Strasse 76 and 97 

Potsdamer Strasse 5 and 115 
P. & C. Habig, Friedrich Strasse 82a 
Neubauer Sohn, Unter den Linden 60 

Mauer Strasse 68 

Joachimsthaler Strasse 3 

Jewellers, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths 

Conrad Felsing (watches and clocks) , Unter den Linden 20 
Friedlander, Gebriider, Unter den Linden 4a 
E, Lettre, Unter den Linden 71 
Polak aine, Unter den Linden 14 
L. Posen Wwe., Unter den Linden 5 
Schroder, Leipziger Strasse 26 
Wagner & Sohn, Unter den Linden 16 
J. H. Werner, Hotel Adlon, Unter den Linden 1 
Friedrich Strasse 173 

Leather Goods 

See trunks 

Lingerie, Linens and Laces 

Jules Bister, Unter den Linden 64 
Braun & Co., Unter den Lmden 2 
Epner, Molkenmarkt 4 
E. V= Griinfeld, Leipziger Strasse 20 
Koningshausen & Cie., Unter den Linden 53 
J. Link, Markgrafen Strasse 52 
Mosse, Gebriider, Jager Strasse 47 
Wolff enstein, Leipziger Strasse 124 

Opticians 

American Eye Glass Store, Tauentzien Strasse 4 
American Optical Co., Wilhehn Strasse 59 

Friedrich Strasse 159 
P. Doerffel, Unter den Linden 44 
Ed. Messter, Friedrich Strasse 143-149 

Leipziger Strasse 113 



Perfumers 

Leichner, Schiitzen Strasse 31 
Lohse, Unter den Linden 16 

Jager Strasse 45-46 

Leipziger Strasse 123a 
d'Orsay, Unter den Linden 2 

Photographic Supplies 

O. Anschutz, Leipziger Strasse 131 
Kodak, Unter den Linden 26 
Leipziger Strasse 115-116 
W. Talbot, Tauentzien Strasse 1 
Voigtlander & Sohn, Friedrich Strasse 206 

Tailors (Men's) 

Joseph Cavanagh, Unter den Linden 3 
Fasskessel & Miintmann, Unter den Linden 2 
Heckenberger & Becker, Unter den Linden 56 
Hoffmann, Friedrichstrasse, 50 
Truntz & Voss, Behren Strasse 28 
Wendt & Redlich, Unter den Linden 29 
Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, Pipes 
G. Geber, Unter den Linden 5-6 
Carl G. Gerold, Unter den Linden 24 
J. P. H. Hagedorn, Unter den Linden 3a 
Havana Import Compagnie, Hotel Kaiserhof , Zieten-und 
Wilhekn-Platz 

Unter den Linden 3 
Loeser & Wolff, Unter den Linden 76a 

Behren Strasse 26 

Leipziger Strasse 101 

Joachimsthaler Strasse 4 
Trunks and Leather Goods 

Ed. Ackermann, Mohren Strasse 54-55 
Demuth, Unter den Linden 3a 
Madler, Leipziger Strasse 29 
Turner & Glanz, Friedrich Strasse 193a 

STADTBAHN, RINGBAHN AND 
SUBURBAN TRAINS 

The Stadtbahn runs from Stralau-Rummelsburg 
to Westend-Charlottenburg and traverses the City 



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as well as the residential West. Trains run at 
intervals of 2 to 5 minutes, and fares are as follows: 
Second-class 15 pf. and 30 pf.; third-class 10 pf. 
and 20 pf. Suburban trains to Wannsee, Potsdam, 
Grunewald, Furstenwalde also run over the Stadt- 
bahn. 

Stations of the Statdtbahn are: Stralau-Rummels- 
burg, Warschauer Strasse, Schlesischer Bahnhof, 
Jannowitz Briicke, Alexander Platz, Boerse, Fried- 
rich Strasse, Lehrter Bahnhof, Bellevue, Tiergarten, 
Zoologischer Garten, Savigny Platz, Charlotten- 
burg, Westend. 

The Ringbahn traverses only the more remote 
sections of Berlin and is therefore of little value to 
the tourist. 

Wannseebahn, at Potsdamer Platz. Fast trains 
for Nikolasee, Wannsee and Potsdam. 

TAXIS 

Motor and horse taxis can be picked up on any 
main thoroughfare, but stations w^here a specified 
number can usually be found are distributed 
throughout the city and are indicated by signs on 
the sidewalk. The tariff for both classes of vehicle 
is as follows: 



Within the Police District 



Motor Taxis 



By Day 



1 or 2 
Persons 
For 70 pf. (electric 

80 pf.) . . . 600 meters 

Ea. additional 10 pf . 300 meters 



3 to 5 
Persons 

400 meters 
200 meters 



By Night 
1 to 5 
Persons 

400 meters 
200 meters 



Horse Taxis 

ForVOpf . . . . 
Ea. additional 10 pf. 



800 meters 
400 meters 



600 meters 400 meters 
300 meters 200 meters 



Outside of Police District 

Motor Taxis 

For 70 pf. day or night 1 to 5 persons, 400 meters, each 
additional 10 pf. 200 meters 

Horse Taxis By Day By Night 

1 or 2 3 to 5 1 to 5 

Persons Persons Persons 

■ For 70 pf 600 meters 400 meters 400 meters 

Ea. additional 10 pf. 300 meters 200 meters 200 meters 

Waiting, horse taxis up to 8 minutes 50 pf., each 
additional 4 minutes 10 pf., per hour 1.50 M. 
Motor taxis per hour 3 M. 

Luggage, 22 lbs. inside cab free; 23-55 lbs., 25 pf.; 
56-110 lbs., 50 pf.; 111-165 lbs., 75 pf.; 166-220 lbs., 
1 M. Luggage above this weight may be taken on 
luggage cabs only. 

TELEGRAPH OFFICES AND 
TELEPHONE STATIONS 

Telegrams and cablegrams are received at all 
post offices. The following remain open all night 
and all day Sunday for the receipt and transmis- 
sion of telegrams: Haupttelegraphenamt, Oberwall 
Strasse; C. 2., Konig Strasse corner Heiligegeist 
Strasse; W. 9., Link Strasse 4-5; S. W. 11, Anhalter 
Station; N. W. 40., Lehrter Station. 

The Berlin telephone system is under the juris- 
diction of the postal authorities, and public stations 
(automat) are to be found in all post offices, hotels, 
restaurants, and cafes. 

THEATRES 

Theatres are rather scattered over the Cit /. 
There are also a few in the West (Schoneberg an'd 
Charlottenburg). Tickets can be obtained at the 
box offices usually from 10 to 2 and from 7 on in 



the evening, and the agencies at Invalid endank, 
Unter den Linden 24 (9-5), Wertheims and the 
Kaufhaus des Westens. Performances usually be- 
gin at 8, at the opera at 7.30; matinees, Sundays. 
The usual charges are as follows : boxes, 8 to 10 M.; 
orchestra seats, 5 M. to 8,50 M. ; balcony, 4 M. to 
8.50 M. Fee for advance booking, 30 to 50 pf. 




Berliner Theater 

Casino Theater 

Deutsches Kiinstler Theater Societat . 

Deutsches Opernhaus 

Deutsches Schauspielhaus 

Deutsches Theater 

Kammerspiele des Deutsches Theater . 

Friedrich Wilhelmstadt Theater 

Gebriider Herrnfeld Theaier 

Kleines Theater 

Komodienhaus 

Konigliches Opernhaus 

Konigliches Schauspielhaus 

Lessing Theater 

Luisen Theater 

Lustspielhaus 

Metropol Theater 

Montis Operetten Theater 

Residenz Theater 

Rose Theater 

Schiller Theater. 

Schiller Theater, Charlottenburg 

Thalia Theater 

Theater am Nollendorf Platz 

Theater des Westens 

Theater in der Koniggratzer Strasse. 

Theater Folies Caprice 

Walhalla Theater 



Charlotten Strasse 90 
Lothringer Strasse 37 
Niirnberger Strasse 70 
Bismarck Strasse 34 
Friedrich Strasse 104 
Schumann Strasse 13 
Schumann Stiasse 14 
Chaussee Strasse 30 
Kommandanten Strasse 57 
Inter den Linden 44 
Schiffbauerdamm 25. 
Kaiser Franz Joseph Platz 
Schiller Platz 
Friedrich Kari Ufer 1 
Reichenberger Strasse 34 
Friedrich Strasse 236 
Behren Strasse 55 
Schiffbauerdamm 5 
Blumen Strasse 9 
Grosse Frankfurter Strasse 132 
Wallnertheater Straase 35 
Grolmarm Strasse 70 
Dresdener Strasse 72 
Nollendorf Platz 5 
Kant Strasse 12 
Koniggratzer Strasse 57 
Linien Strasse 132 
Weinbergsweg 19 



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VARlEi'Y THEATRES, ETC. 


Theatre 


Address 


Character of 
Performance 


Admiralspalast Eis Arena 

Apollo Theater 

ChatNoir .. 


FriedrichStrasselOl.. .. 
FriedrichStrasse218.. .. 
FriedrichStrassel65.. .. 

NoUendorf Platz 4 

Zoological Gardens. . . . 
Luther Strasse 22 


Skating Rink, ice ballet 

Varieties 

Cabaret (usually from 1 1 

p.m.) 
Moving Pictures 
Moving Pictures 
Skatmg Rink, ice ballet 
Moving Pictures 
Cabaret (usually from 1 1 

p. m.) 
Moving Pictures 
Varieties 
Moving Pictures 
Moving Pictures 
Moving Pictures 

Varieties 

Circus 
Circus 


"Cines" 


"Cines" 


Eis Palast 




Potsdamer Platz 

Unter den Linden 22.. . . 

Nollendorf Platz 

Leipziger Strasse 77 

Unter den Linden 21.. . . 
Friedrich Strasse 180.. .. 
Kurfiirstendamm 26. . . 
Friedrich Strasse cor. 

Dorotheen Strasse 

Kleine Prasidenten 

Strasse 7. . . . 


Linden Cabaret 

Mozart Saal 


Reichshallen Theater. . . 
Union Theater 




Union Theater 

Wintergarten 

Zirkus Busch 




Zirkus Albert Schumann 


Am Zirkus 1 . 






TRAMWAYS 

Tramway lines intersect Berlin in all parts, and 
the several lines are characterized by numerals or 
letters and bear signs giving the localities through 
which they pass. Cars do not stop at street cor- 
ners but at stations indicated on the sidewalk 
(Haltestelle der Strassenbahn) . The fare is from 
10 pf. to 20 pf. according to the distance. 



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PRINCIPAL PLACES OF INTEREST 

Days and Hours 



Name 



Agricultural Museum 
Aquarium .... 
Architectural Museum 



Arsenal . . . . 
Botanical Gardens 



Address 



Invaliden Strasse 
42 



Zoological Garden 



Technische H o ch 
schule, B e r 1 iner 
Strasse 171 

Platz am Zeughaus 

Dahlem (Wannsee 

Rwy.) 



Cathedral (Dom) 

Charlottenburg Pal- 
ace 



Colonial Museum 



Column of Victory 



Emperor Frederick 
Museum . . . 



Emperor William 
Memorial Church 



Im Lustgarten 
Schlosspark . . 
Alt Moabit 1 

Konigsplatz . . 

Monbijou Strasse 3 



Auguste Viktoria 
Platz 



Admission free except 
v/hen otherwise stated 



Sunday 



11 to 3 



10 to 8. Admission 
50 pf 



12 to 3 



11 to4,lstSun.in month 
from middle of Oct. 
to end of Mar. . . 

Services 

11 to 4. Adm., 25 pf. 
9 till dusk. Adm.,50pf 



7 to 7 summer; 9 to 
5 winter. Adm., 
50 pf 

11.30 to 6 summer; 
11.30 to 3, 4 or 5 
winter 



Services 



s[ BERLIN AND VICINITY 
If Admission 



^Admission free except when otherwise 
stated 

Week Days 



Description 



Collection of agricultural imple- 
ments. Geological exhibit. 



) to 3. Closed Wednesday 

) to 8. Admission 1 M.; from 
Garden, 50 pf 

[on. and Fri. 10 to 3; Tues. and j Models of mediaeval German 
Thur. 12 to 3; Wed. 10 to 12.1 buildings. Architectural paint- 
Closed Sat ings. 

) to 2 or 3. Closed Saturday . Arms and armament. 



tiU dusk, Sat. 10 to 4 . 
) to 3 (sometimes 6) . . 



) to 4 Admission, 25 pf . ... 
till dusk. Admission 1 M. . . 



to 7 summer; 9 till dusk winter. 
Admission 50 pf 

) to 6 summer; 10 to 3, 4 or 5 
winter. Closed Monday. Adm., 
Tues. and Wed. 50 pf. Other- 
wise free. ... 

to 1 or 2 



Valuable collection of plants. 
Handsome modern building. 

Apartments of Frederick I. Beau- 
tiful Chinese porcelains. 

Reproductions of dwellings and 
types of natives, etc. from Ger- 
man colonies. 

In honor of German victories. 
Fine view. 

Exhibition of pictures of all 
schools. Oriental art, coins and 
medallions. 



Interesting and handsome modern 
Church 



21 



PRINCIPAL PLACES OF INTEREST 

Days and Hours 



Name 



Address 



Admission free except 
when otherwise stated 



Sunday 



Emperor William I.'s 
Palace. . , . . . 

Ethnographical Mu- 
seum 



Opposite University. 



Koniggratzer Strasse 
120 ...... 



10 to 2. Adm., 50 pf. . 



11.30 to 6 summer; 
10.30 to 3, 4 or 5 
winter 



Exchange (Borse) 

German Costume Mu- 
seum 

Herrenhaus .... 
Hohenzollern Museum 

Industrial Art Mu- 
seum ...... 

Library, Royal , . , 

Markisches Museum . 



Mausoleum, Charlot- 
tenburg .... 



Burg Strasse 25-26 



Kloster Strasse 36 . 

Leipziger Strasse 3-4 
Schloss Monbijou . 



Prinz Albrecht Stras- 
se 7a ..... 



Unter den Linden 38 
Markischer Platz . 



11.30 to 6 summer; 
11.30 to 3, 4 or 5 
winter 



11.30 to 2 Adm.,25pf. 



11.30 to 6 summer; 
11.30 to 3, 4 or 5 
winter 



10 to 3 



Schlosspark 



11 to 6 summer; 11 to 
4 or 5 winter. Adm., 
25 pf 



22 



N BERLIN AND VICINITY 
>f Admission 



Admission free except when otherwise 
stated 



Week Days 



Description 



to 3. Admission 50 pf. 



to 3 or 4. Closed Tuesdays 



i 2 to 2. Admission, 30 pf. En- 

I trance, Neue Friedrich Strasse 

51, cor. Burg Strasse. .... 

to 3 or 4. Closed Monday . 



SToon. Admission, 25 pf. . . 

LO to 3. Closed Saturday. Ad- 
mission 25 pf 



to to 3 or 4. Closed Monday 



) to 9. Entrance, Dorotheen 
Strasse 81 . 

10 to 3, Closed Saturda3^ 



10 to 6 summer; 10 to 4 or 5 win- 
ter. Admission, 25 pf. . . 



Souvenirs of Emperor William I. 



Valuable prehistoric and ethno- 
graphic collections, incl. cos- 
tumes, ornaments, textiles, etc. 

Meeting place of merchants and 
bankers. 



Extensive collection costumes, 
incl. utensils, ornaments, etc. 



Prussian Legislative body. 

Personal memorials and souvenirs 
of Prussian rulers. Objects of 
art. 

Valuable exhibition industrial art 
products of many countries. 



Contains about 1,300,000 vol- 
mnes. Important manuscripts. 

Natural history museum. Col- 
lection relating to history of 
civiUzation. 

Tomb of Queen Louise, her hus- 
band, Fred. Wil. Ill and his 
second wife; Emp, Wil. I. and 
Empress Augusta. 



23 



PRINCIPAL PLACES OF INTEREST 

Days and Hours 



Name 



Mining Museum . . 
National Gallery . . 



Natural History Mu- 
seum , ..... 

Oceanographical Mu- 
seum ...... 

Old and New Museum 



Porcelain Manufactory 
(Royal) ..... 

Postal Museum . . . 



Potsdam: 
Town Palace 



Garrison Church 



Park of Sans Souci; 
Palace of Sans 
Souci .... 



Picture Gallery 



Address 



Invaliden Strasse 44 
Museum Strasse 

Invaliden Strasse 43 

Georgen Strasse 34-36 

Am Lustgarten, and 
Museum Strasse , 



Wegely Strasse . . 
Leipziger Strasse 18 . 



Admission free except 
when otherwise stated 



Sunday 



12 to 6 summer; 12 to 
3, 4 or 5 winter . . 

11.30 to 6 summer; 
11.30 to 3, 4 or 5 
winter 



12 to 3 . . 
12 to 3 or 4 



11.30 to 6 summer; 
11.30 to 3, 4 or 5 
winter. ..... 



12 to 2 



11 to 6. Adm., 25 pf. 

11 to 6. Adm., 25 pf. 

11 to 6. Adm., 25 pf. 

11 to 6» Adm., 25 pf. 



24 



s[ BERLIN AND VICINITY 
■ Admission 



Admission free except when otherwise 
stated 

Week Days 



Description 



1 to 2. Closed Monday 



Exhibition of mining processes. 



) to 6, Thursday 1 to 6 summer; 'Paintings, sculptures, 19th and 
10 to 3, 4 or 5 winter. Ad-! 20th centuries, chiefly German. 



mission, Thur. 1 
Sat. 50 pf . 



M,: Fri. and 



) to 3 or 4. Closed Tuesday 



Bronzes, drawings. 



Admirable natural history col- 
lection. 



) to 3 Monday, Wednesday and Models of ships. Nautical instru- 
Saturday ments, etc. 



) to 3 or 4. Closed Monday 



to 12. Closed Monday and 
Saturday, Admission, 1 M. . 

) to 2. Closed Wednesday and 
Saturday 



) to 6 summer; 10 to 4 or 5 win- 
ter. Admission, 25 pf 

) to 6 suEomer; 10 to 4 or 5 win- 
ter. Admission, 25 pf. . . . 

) to 6 summer; 10 to 4 or 5 win- 
ter. Admission, 25 pf. ... 



) to 6 simimer; 10 to 4 or 5 win- 
ter. Admission 25 pf 



Antique sculpture and objects of 
art. Important Egyptian Mu- 
seum. Mural paintings, casts. 



Porcelain in 
facture. 



process of manu- 



Exhibit illustrating development 
of postal communication. 



Apartments 
Great. 



of Frederick the 



Tomb of Frederick the Great and 
his father. 

Erected by Frederick the Great. 

Beautiful interior decoration. 
Paintings by Watteau. 

Works by Rubens, Van Dyck, and 
others. 



PRINCIPAL PLACES OF INTEREST 

Days and Hours 



Name 



Address 



Admission free except 
when otherwise stated 



Sunday 



Pottsdam: 
Orangery 

New Palace 



11 to 6. Adm., 25 pf. 

11 to 4 or 5 in absence 
of family. Adm., 
25 pf 



Rathaus, Berlin . . . Konig Strasse 



Rathaus, Charlotten- Berliner Strasse . . 
burg I 



11 and 1. Adm., 20 
pf. incl. tower. . . 



Rauch Museum . . . 

Ravene's Picture Gal- 
lery 

Reichstags-Gebaude . 



Neue Friedrich Stras- 
se 83 

Wall Strasse 5-8 . . 
Am Konigs Platz . . 



Royal Palace . , 

Trafi&c Museum . 

Treptow Observatory Alt Treptow 1 

Workmen's Welfare iFrauenhofer Strasse 



Between Lustgarten 
and Schlossplatz . 

Invaliden Strasse 
50-51 ..... 



At 1 and 1.30. Adm. 
30 pf 

11.30 to 1.30 .... 



11 to 3 



2 to 10 or 12 p. m, 
Adm., 1 M. . . . . 

1 to 5 



Exhibition . , 



11-12 



Zoological Garden . , Kurfiirstendamm 9 



6.30 to 11 summer; 8 
till dusk winter. 
Adm., 50 pf. . . . 



26 



^T BERLIN AND VICINITY 
[ Admission 



Admission free except when otherwise 
stated 



Week Days 



Description 



) to 6 summer; 10 to 4 or 5 win- 1 Handsome Florentine building. 

ter. Admission 25 pf ! Fine view. 

I 
> to 4 or 5 in absence of family. Summer residence of the Emperor. 
Admission, 25 pf " 



Fine interior decoration. 



I to 3. Closed Thursday and City Hall. Extensive view from 
i! Friday. Adm. to tower 20 pf.jTower 

jUo3. Closed Saturday. Adm.,:City Hall of Charlottenburg. 
120 pf,, incl. tower I Tower. 

S i 

I to 3 or 4 Casts and models. 

► to 2 Tuesday and Friday . . Small collection of German and 

j French pictures. 

t 9, 9.30, 12 and 2.30. Adm.,, Legislative house of the Empire. 
30 pf ! 

I to 1. Admission 50 pf. . . . Residence of Emperor. Hand- 

! some state apartments. 

I to 3 or 4. 2 to 8 Saturday. Exhibit showing development of 
Closed Monday i railways. 

to 10 or 12 p. m. Admission, Archenhold's "Giant Telescope." 
IM 

) to 1. 6 p. m. to 9 p. m. Tues- Exhibition of workmen's protec- 
day and Thursday. Closed: tive devices. 
Monday 

30^ to 11 summer; 8 till duskXarge and interesting collection of 
winter. Admission, 1 M. . . ' animals. Band concerts after- 
noons and evenings. 



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